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Johnson's talcum baby powder to be discontinued, with switch to cornstarch base

By Paula Luckhoff

Johnson & Johnson has faced lawsuits over allegations it is hiding cancer risks tied to its talc-based baby powder.

  • Picture: Anja-#pray for ukraine# #helping hands# stop the war/Pixabay

    SA citrus fruit sector eager to resolve impasse over new EU regulations

    The EU last month introduced bolstered cold-storage measures to regulate the risks associated with false codling moth on citrus fruit.

    3 days ago
  • FILE: BMR indicates that 3.8% of the country's working adult population receives above R48, 000 of monthly income, accounting for 47% of the total income. Picture: Pexels

    75% of South Africans earn 11% of the country's income, study finds

    Africa Melane spoke Jacolize Meiring, head of the Personal Finance Research Unit at the University of South Africa about personal income estimates for South Africa between 2011 and 2022.

    3 days ago
  • A herd of sheep walk over cracked earth at al-Massira dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud village, some 140 kilometres south from Morocco's economic capital Casablanca, on August 8, 2022 amidst the country's worst drought in at least four decades. Picture: Fadel Senna / AFP.

    Drought tightens its grip on Morocco

    No longer having access to potable running water, the villagers of Ouled Essi Masseoud rely solely on sporadic supplies in public fountains and from private wells.

    3 days ago
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    'Who'd have imagined a fight over Telkom!' Rain upsets buyout talks with MTN

    Bruce Whitfield interviews TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod about Rain's plans for a merger with Telkom.

    3 days ago
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    Drop in mining output shows crippling cost of load shedding for SA economy

    Bruce Whitfield talks to Thanda Sithole, senior economist at FNB, about the latest mining and manufacturing stats.

    3 days ago
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    Council wants med aid premium hikes capped, but this would limit benefits also

    The Money Show interviews Alexander Forbes' Paresh Prema and Profmed CEO Craig Comrie.

    3 days ago
  • FILE: The country’s mining industry has come into sharp focus this week as the country remembers the 34 miners and 10 others killed a decade ago in Marikana. Picture: © mulderphoto/123rf.com

    Parliament pins illegal mining 'chaos' on former DMR officials

    In the west of Johannesburg old wounds have reopened for residents who have been desperately seeking government’s intervention to deal with illegal mining and the violent syndicates that control them.

    4 days ago
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    CGA: Impasse over citrus exports to EU costing SA farmers R200m in losses

    In a bid to stave off false coddling moth infestation, the EU’s standing committee on plants, animals, food and feed has last month slapped the industry with additional cold-storage requirements.

    4 days ago
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    Sasol is price gouging with huge piped gas price hike says industry body

    Bruce Whitfield interviews Jaco Human, CEO of the Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (Igua-SA).

    4 days ago
  • The rand strengthened against the dollar as US inflation eased

    US inflation eases 'but you're still looking at successive rate hikes'

    The Money Show's Bruce Whitfield interviews Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib Asset Management.

    4 days ago
  • Mango Airlines. Picture: facebook.com/FlyMangoSA

    What the Mango licence suspension means for SA's airline industry

    Refilwe Moloto speaks to aviation analyst Phuthego Mojapele about the latest blow dealt to the aviation sector, now that low-cost airline Mango has had its air service licence suspended for two years by the Air Services Licensing Council.

    5 days ago
  • Elon Musk. Picture: AFP

    Elon Musk sells nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares: document

    The Tesla boss sold some 7.9 million shares between August 5 and 9, according to filings published on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website.

    5 days ago
  • FILE: Lonmin miners at Marikana chant ahead of one year anniversary at Lonmin's Marikana mine where 34 striking platinum workers were shot dead by police on 16 August 2012. Picture: Gia Nicolaides/Eyewitness News

    Labour relations have stabilised since deadly Marikana strike in 2012 - analysts

    Government, trade unions and labour analysts agree that the country’s labour relations have stabilised, to a great extent, since the deadly Marikana strike 10 years ago.

    5 days ago
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    For many women in SA, keeping a job more important than asking for higher pay

    Motheo Khoaripe talks to unlearning expert Zanele Njapha (TomorrowToday) about the gender pay gap in South Africa.

    5 days ago
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    EU has no basis for cold storage requirements on SA citrus exports - farmers

    The European Union is demanding that citrus exports from South Africa be subjected to extreme cold storage in a bid to stave off false codling moth infestation.

    6 days ago
  • Eskom's Megawatt Park head office in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    Eskom submits tariff restructuring application to Nersa

    At this stage, the utility has not indicated how much tariffs could be raised. The new tariffs will come into effect in April.

    6 days ago
  • FILE: The interior of a Mango Airlines plane. Picture: @FlyMangoSA/Facebook

    SA Cabin Crew Association wants government to assist Mango airlines

    The association is fuming over the Air Services Licensing Council's decision to suspend the ailing airline's licenses for two years.

    6 days ago
  • Wesgro CEO Wrenelle Stander. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/Eyewitness News

    Wesgro, Dubai Tourism on mission to increase tourism in SA and UAE

    Trade and investment agency Wesgro said that it was expecting a boost in tourism with the help of Dubai and a boost for job creation after two years of lockdowns and the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

    a week ago
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